Tag Archives: righteousness

The “perfect” Torah…

Posted on August 25, 2017 by

The Torah has never been done away with or even diminished.  It stands in perfect fullness today as the revealed path of righteousness that preceeded Creation.  Selah. The law of the Lord is perfect, restoring the soul; The testimony of … Continue reading →

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1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, Shabbat! (repeat…)

Posted on August 13, 2017 by

He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake. Psalms 23:3 NASB http://bible.com/100/psa.23.3.NASB

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Zealous? For what?

Posted on June 20, 2016 by

Acts 21:20 relates that a mark of the apostolic kahal/ekklesia/congregation was being zealous for the Law. How does the Church today view those ‘zealous for the Law?’. How does God view those ‘zealous for the Law?’ If the Law, the … Continue reading →

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How to Be Healed of Spiritual Blindness

Posted on May 25, 2016 by

One of the curious things about spiritual blindness is that the one affected usually has no awareness of being blind! Friend and blogger, Anne Elliott of Anne’s Coffee Break, has recently written an interesting piece exploring blindness.  Much good meat … Continue reading →

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Torah in Genesis. Altar.

Posted on March 2, 2016 by

Was Noah just lucky understanding not only the difference between the clean and unclean, but also the sanctity of the altar, OR did he have the Torah, handed down from the Garden of Eden? Evidence throughout Genesis is that they … Continue reading →

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The will of God in the New Year…

Posted on January 2, 2016 by

Many want to know the will of God.  Like several other places, the psalmist clearly says His will is the Torah.  What will you do in the new year? http://bible.com/100/psa.40.8.NASB

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Liberty!!

Posted on December 20, 2015 by

It is a flat out lie that the Torah is too difficult!  Scripture actually says the opposite: it is NOT too difficult.  Deu. 30:12. Zacharias and Elisabeth are recorded by Scripture as being ‘ blameless!’ http://bible.com/100/luk.1.6.NASB

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Want grace/loving kindness?

Posted on September 5, 2015 by

…. then, ‘keep His Covenant and remember His precepts to DO them.’ Got Torah?  (Yeshua/Jesus only offers freedom back into Covenant, not freedom from Covenant…) http://bible.com/100/psa.103.17-18.NASB

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Truth: a few thoughts.

Posted on September 1, 2015 by

PS 119: 142  Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy Torah is truth. Human based truth can change, however the truth of God’s Word is unchanging.  Can the truth of God’s Word be made more or less true? When Paul says, in 2 … Continue reading →

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How to KNOW you love God…

Posted on April 15, 2015 by

Ever wondered how to KNOW if you or someone around you loves God?  It is actually, very simple. 2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and [a]observe His commandments. 3 For this is … Continue reading →

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How to KNOW the will of God…

Posted on December 15, 2014 by

Recently, I was reading a dynamite blog post about the Biblical definition of righteousness.  In the middle of the post was an absolute gem of an explanation about how to KNOW the will of God. As a former pastor (ten … Continue reading →

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Just Scales = One Law for All!!

Posted on January 29, 2014 by

Yesterday we talked about unjust scales. Following is a terrific short article from a different angle, but dealing with the same issue:  One Law. ________________ Messianic Gentile Manifesto A new friend of mine recently asked me to provide the basis … Continue reading →

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Unjust Scales, Israel and the Church

Posted on January 28, 2014 by

On more than a few encounters with people discussing ‘the Church’ and ‘Israel of old,’ I have heard the idea that God dealt with them differently before the cross than He does now.  The idea gets presented in various forms … Continue reading →

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Dedication! Shabbat Message, 11-30-13

Posted on November 30, 2013 by

Dedication! Shabbat Message, 11-30-13. Audio message from this week’s Shabbat.  First five minutes of audio is bad, but gets much better.  Message about ‘dedication’ and righteous living in a corrupt and ‘unclean’ culture.

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10 Paradigm-shifting Old Testament Verses

Posted on November 16, 2013 by

A few days ago I published a piece titled ‘10 Paradigm-shifting New Testament Verses.’  It was a piece that generated more discussion than anything I have published to date on this blog.   Great discussion thread!! Good! Discussion and thinking are … Continue reading →

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